ACLU seeks release of immigrants detained at Otero County Processing Center due to COVID-19
564 Views CHAPARRAL, N.M. (KRQE) – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed a lawsuit seeking the immediate release of three immigrants detained in the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico who are at high-risk to COVID-19.
FCC grants Navajo Nation temporary access to broadband spectrum
634 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is granting temporary access and use of an unassigned spectrum to provide more broadband service on the Navajo Nation.
Santa Fe lab helping track stay-at-home success
827 Views Data shows people are traveling less during pandemic Your cellphone probably goes wherever you do and there are apps that track how you far you go. But what you may not know is that a Santa Fe lab is using that data to determine whether or not people are actually staying at home […]
UNMH employees protest lack of PPE
731 Views Spaced apart following social distancing guidelines, University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) employees and allies waved signs and chanted as passing cars honked in a show of support on April 15.
Life on the Navajo Nation: Why COVID-19 appears to be spreading with ease
670 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Societal and cultural norms may be contributing to the rise in cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation.
One Additional Death And 58 New COVID-19 Cases In El Paso
654 Views The City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting one (1) additional COVID-19 death, bringing the total number of deaths to seven (7). The patient is a male in his 60s with underlying health conditions.
Roadrunner Food Bank needs your help feeding New Mexican families
671 Views Demand is surging during the coronavirus pandemic ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a record number of New Mexicans file for unemployment, get furloughed, or have their hours at work cut, local food banks are struggling to keep up.
UNM scientists get a better idea of where coronavirus started, how the spread will continue
681 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Where did a person in New Mexico get the coronavirus? How can we stop this from happening again? University of New Mexico scientists are trying to figure all of that out. Using samples from people who tested positive for coronavirus, researchers are getting a better idea of where the virus […]
New Report Shows Hamstrung COVID-19 Response Was Years In The Making
596 Views From Trust for America’s Health: Chronic underfunding of the nation’s public health and emergency preparedness systems has made the nation vulnerable to health security risks, including the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report released today by Trust for America’s Health.
Federal judge to decide if state violated Legacy Church’s First Amendment rights
660 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A federal court judge is deciding whether the governor violated an Albuquerque mega church’s First Amendment rights.
